On our way to the Kirillov Belozersky Monastery, founded by St. Cyril in 1397, we motored past a village church flooded from construction of the Volga-Baltic canal and a beautiful convent. We have St. Cyril to blame, of course, for the Cyrillic alphabet. Otherwise, he seems to have been a pretty good guy. The monastery evolved into a very well fortified outpost in the 15th through 17th centuries.
We’re spending a lot of time cruising the waterways, as the distances are quite substantial. Making our way through the locks is always fascinating. We shared a ride down towards the level of the Rybinsk Reservoir at the Lock of Sheksna with another cruise ship.
